A Company Records a Gain on Bargain Purchase of $40

question 19

Multiple Choice

A company records a gain on bargain purchase of $40 000 on the acquisition of a subsidiary.Assuming there are no other tax adjustments for any companies,if the trading profit of the group before tax were $140 000,and given a tax rate of 30%,the group income tax expense would be:

• A) $42 000.
• B) $54 000.
• C) $30 000.
• D) none of the above.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Quantity

The quantity of goods or services that is supplied and demanded at the equilibrium price, where demand equals supply.

Non-collusive Oligopolist

A firm in an oligopoly market structure that independently sets prices and output levels without secret agreements with competitors.

Marginal Cost

The increase in cost that comes from making one more unit of a product or service.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, leading to a balance in the market.